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No o-rings are needed to keep the plug in the piercing, but the fistula needs to be wide enough to accommodate the flare when the plug is initially put in. A single flared plug has one flared end, usually worn on the front of the piercing, and one end with no flare. The no flare end is held in place by an o-ring and may or may not be grooved.
In January 2003, Canadian Brent Moffat set the World Record for most body piercings in one session (700 piercings with 18g surgical needles in 1 session of 7 hours, using play piercing where the skin is pierced and sometimes jewelry is inserted, which is worn temporarily). [99] In December of the same year, Moffat had 900 piercings in 4½ hours ...
Orbital piercing, second from the top. An orbital piercing is a combination of two ear piercings connected by one piece of jewelry. [1] [2] While usually located in the helix region of the ear, an orbital piercing can be done anywhere on the body including the earlobes. [3]
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A snug piercing also has a unique appearance as the cartilage is pierced from one side to the other, rather than from front to back. Conch: Can refer to a piercing of either the inner or outer conch. Inner Conch: The cup-shaped portion of the ear directly in front of the ear canal, used for capturing sound.
Stretching, in the context of body piercing, is the deliberate expansion of a healed piercing for the purpose of wearing certain types of jewelry. Ear piercings are the most commonly stretched piercings, [1] with nasal septum piercings, tongue piercings and lip piercings/lip plates following close behind. [2]